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Water In Hull jak at 2:21pm 12.14.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1673 I have the opportunity to aquire a project boat, 1977 ranger, for nothing. However it has been sitti
My mistake Bob S at 1:56pm 12.14.08 Ask All Sailors 25/4058 So I thought I was collecting everything I needed to upgrade my electrical system. My boat is on a m
side water tank is leaking rsmeeker at 12:09pm 12.14.08 Big Boats 4/1237 We have a 1990 Passage 42. We just had a bunch of new upgrades because we love the boat and now we h
Newbie trailer question atwhite2 at 12:08pm 12.14.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/936 I recently purchased a 1968 MacGregor/Venture 21' sailboat. It needs to be moved and it does not hav
Reading Charts Capt Strapfoot at 9:16am 12.14.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1675 Can anyone recommend a good online course for chart reading and navigation. Or a good book to teach
Broken boom gooseneck fjk48 at 8:36am 12.14.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1387 The gooseneck fitting that is rivited into the boom of my '86 Hunter 31 broke and needs to replaced.
O'day 34 owners manual Juggernaut at 4:01am 12.14.08 Bigger Boats 6/3887 I spent lunch on our new boat on Friday and, lo and behold, there was a copy of the original owners
do you recognize this boat model? (5) mkc at 9:54pm 12.13.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1851 I just got a circa 1970-80? 13 ft fiberglass sailboat. one interesting feature is that the mast is s
Sinking Feeling Dennis Honeycutt at 9:21pm 12.13.08 Ask All Sailors 39/6664 I need some help understanding this one. I was checking on a friend's boat (1991 H33) last week whi
Instruments On A Hunter 34 Joe Mullee at 9:13pm 12.13.08 Big Boats 4/1871 It's time for me to look into new instruments. Currently I have a depth finder from SR Mariner which
How to live well on less Ross at 8:12pm 12.13.08 Sails Call Lounge 20/4412 Shall we start a new thread on frugal living in hard times? There are publications like "The Tightwa
full batten systems ktm500mx at 8:03pm 12.13.08 Mid-Size Boats 10/2937 I am considering a new main with 4 full battens. What I would like to know has anyone used them and
H 23.5 Mark H at 7:03pm 12.13.08 Smaller Boats 2/972 Merry:dance: Christmas guys and Happy new Year to all.I want to thnak everyone for the tips on saili
PNW paulj at 6:10pm 12.13.08 Destinations 5/3116 :poke: hidden location http://picasaweb.google.com/1dbpaul/PSuciaIslandAUG4Thru62008?authkey=YQEOF
Heaven or Hell? myerssl at 6:03pm 12.13.08 Ask All Sailors 21/3679 Well, it is official, I have bought my first sailboat. I bought a Helms 24 circa 1984. Overall I thi
New fall over board ladder paulj at 5:55pm 12.13.08 Catalina 310 4/1988 http://picasaweb.google.com/1dbpaul/Ladder?authkey=5z7hYubOjRQ#5279452702113269202 :troll: paulj
macgregor 19 autopilot vlad19 at 12:33pm 12.13.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1788 Hi: Do I need an autopilot? What kind do I need? I do not want to spend a lot of money.
Autopilot for Hunter 280? MaryC at 11:11am 12.13.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/2274 I need an autopilot for my Hunter 280. Has anyone with a similar boat installed one? Did you do it
Maine and NE ice storm Scott B at 11:10am 12.13.08 Sails Call Lounge 6/3194 Huge ice storm hit Maine and the NE, with around 1,000,000 without power. I hope everthings ok with
Hunter 310 1997 Windlass Alain at 10:30am 12.13.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2032 I would like to know from an owner of a hunter 310 (1997) if they have installed an electric wind

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More on Maine Sail Rick486 at 1:03pm 10.27.21 Im happy to donate, but in general I don't do Gofundme, etc unless I have some information on the
Marelon Seacock fail! Hayden Watson at 1:01pm 10.27.21 This is a Catalina thing. On the Mk2's, they used a recessed thru-hull with a huge head. On the 1/
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. BigEasy at 12:44pm 10.27.21 Thanks, will do.
Mods to our 35s5 (4) Hollyberry at 12:33pm 10.27.21 I've never really been a fan of the move from good old 'teak & holly' flooring to the more recent 't
Winterizing bilge on my H37 (1) Jim Legere at 12:28pm 10.27.21 I installed a garboard drain and plug on my old H37C. It just makes sense for those of us that haul
Possibly One of My Best Ideas Yet. artboas at 12:15pm 10.27.21 Do you have a more complete description or part no.? Don't see these fittings listed on the US Pl
Fuel Filter/separator selection Stu Jackson at 12:12pm 10.27.21 Both products claim to do the same thing So, what I suggest you do is look at the Parker Filter we
Fuel Filter/separator selection Project_Mayhem at 12:05pm 10.27.21 I'm seeing fuel filter and separator combos in two different styles - one that can be drained and on
Another Battery Inquiry Stu Jackson at 11:55am 10.27.21 Here's the issues with AGMs: AGM Batteries - Making The Choice (from Maine Sail) AGM Batteries - M
Fuel Filter/separator selection Stu Jackson at 11:50am 10.27.21 I went to purchase a new fuel filter/separator and noticed there was two different types available
Fuel Filter/separator selection (2) Project_Mayhem at 11:48am 10.27.21 Looks like one of the images got dropped somehow. Racor also makes both styles
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 11:46am 10.27.21 All sorts of angles to this problem. Am I right in saying you're a ship's fitter ? IF the setup is
Fuel Filter/separator selection Don S/V ILLusion at 11:27am 10.27.21
Replacing throttle and trans cables 1984 H34 DeniseO30 at 11:23am 10.27.21 Yup.. but not as bad as ya think.. Compass off and spacer under it off (small marks will let ya get
Simple head question Project_Mayhem at 11:17am 10.27.21 Oh the joys of boat ownership! Let's see how this goes! Thanks for the info Peggie!
Marelon Seacock fail! (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:15am 10.27.21 Can you supply a little more detail to your drawing of the mushroom exterior of the Marelon thru-hul
Replacing throttle and trans cables 1984 H34 kloudie1 at 11:10am 10.27.21 Yup.. but not as bad as ya think.. Compass off and spacer under it off (small marks will let ya get
Another Battery Inquiry jeepbluetj at 10:59am 10.27.21 AGMs are usually not worth it for most sailors. On my C-30 I had a pair of GC-2s under the chart ta
Replacing throttle and trans cables 1984 H34 (3) DeniseO30 at 10:51am 10.27.21 Thinking I would restart this discussion here rather than open my own I believe I have a Meriman ped
Sailboat maintenance in San Antonio area LloydB at 10:44am 10.27.21 Welcome to SBO. Just a thought from looking at your boat you might just raise one side of the traile

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